Anson Resources Limited announced that the Millcreek Mining Group, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA has commenced engineering studies for Anson's Paradox Brine Project in Utah, USA (Project). This presents a significant step in the development of the Project as it moves forward from exploration and development into production and commercialisation. The studies will commence with a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) which is expected to be completed by Millcreek in April, 2020. The PEA will then be expanded into a Preliminary Feasibility Study (PFS) which will be used to seek funding for the development of both bromine and lithium chemical plants. The studies will review the test work, process design, vendor furnished equipment packages and preliminary design in addition to cost estimates for the two-stage development of a commercial bromine and lithium chemicals production plants. In addition, they will examine permitting and potential environmental issues for the proposed processing facility locations and pipeline routes as well as opex and capex schedules for brine extraction and processing which will be inputted into a general economic model. Furthermore, the studies will be based upon the first stage of development being considered, the construction of a 15,000 mtpa bromine chemical plant and a 700 mtpa lithium chemicals pilot plant. It is envisaged that the revenue generated from the bromine plant will be used to support the funding of the second stage of the development program, a 60,000 mtpa bromine and 15,000 mtpa lithium plant. Anson is pursuing a multi-mineral /multi revenue strategy, with the immediate focus being the commercial production of bromine chemicals to progress the Project to early cash flow, followed by the addition of further products which are expected to be able to be commercially produced from the Project's brine. The extraction of bromine from brine is supported by a proven mature technology that has beenutilised in many production facilities around the world. This provides Anson with an opportunity to de-risk its project and proceed to production without the necessity of extended test work and pilot plants required for developing a new technology process. As a result, Anson can fast-track to revenue generation and with the aim of self-funding the extraction of other minerals from its brine. Anson successfully piloted the production of bromine at De Dietrich's pilot plant facility in Germany. Further, De Dietrich have supplied equipment to 31 bromine plants around the world and based upon that experience have provided indicative capex and opex figures to Anson for the bromine plant which will be fed into the PEA/PFS economic analysis.